Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Ermina was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 sp. Peridot (60 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses like a well dressed Spy does. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is cut short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and black tie, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her silver crest up. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Oppah alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Star ruby (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Grigi hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her first spouse was a Stableman, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Grigi was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1300 sp. Jet (70 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Being a Mason kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver crest is lengthy. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the south to a Adventurer, Rivaan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She carries with her a set of clubs, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white fur is still thick. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aura fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp).